Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:08:28 +0000
From: N D
Subject: Soundtrack To Your Life 4
DISCLAIMER: I don't know Ashley Parker Angel. This is strictly in my
fantasy. I am in no way affiliated with his record company and anything to
do with him. If homosexual content is illegal for you to read or you don't
like it then please leave.
The only thing I have remotely in common with Ashley is that we were born on
the same day - August 1, 1981.
FIRST THINGS FIRST: Well that last scene between Josh and Ashley was a
pretty big hit. I'm glad the readers enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing
it. Special thanks to Thomas for the great feedback. He's almost as big of
an Ashley fan as I am. :) I'd like to hear from all of you. Please take the
time to shoot me an email. Tell me how you like the story.
I'm hoping I can start getting my writing legs back underneath me and get
this story moving. Please stay with me as I try to put the updates out as
fast as possible.
If you haven't already, go pick up Ashley Parker Angel's new solo CD
"Soundtrack To Your Life"
Pytn18@hotmail.com for comment and suggestions...or just to talk!
For those of you that want to check out some previous work of mine, check
out these
stories:
-Nick and Ashley (Boy-Bands directory)
-Timmy's Love (High School directory)
Here we go...
Soundtrack To Your Life - Chapter 4
The sunlight was making its best attempt to peek in through the window
curtains in the hotel suite. It was desperately trying to reach its target
which just happened to be two beautiful specimens lying in bed reveling in
the feeling of the smooth white sheets and each other's bodies.
Josh was slowly coming back to reality. His head was fuzzy and he felt like
he was in between the real world and the dream world. He was unsure of what
was real and what wasn't. He was hoping on all hopes that what he
experienced last night was real. He opened his eyes to find his arms wrapped
around a smooth, lean chest of someone else and a smile came to his face. It
was real alright.
He looked up and saw Ashley propped up on one of his pillows, his hands
clasped behind his head, looking down at him. Josh admired Ashley's upper
body. He was lean yet toned. Josh was extremely turned on by the muscle
definition, even the strands of light brown hair that exuded itself from
Ashley's armpits. It was all wonderful to him.
"Good morning." Ashley said with a smile.
"Good morning. What time is it?" Josh said with a groan as he stretched his
arms.
"10am...it's late. Time to get up and get moving!" Ashley said.
"Oh no you're a morning person." Josh said as he hid his head underneath his
pillow.
Ashley laughed. He picked the pillow up off of Josh's head and threw it to
the side. He leaned down towards him and kissed the back of his shoulder
blade. This prompted Josh to turn around and face him. Ashley took that
opportunity to share a kiss with his new friend. Both pulled out of the kiss
with a smile on their face.
A knock at the door pulled them out of their trance.
"Uh oh. Should I hide?" Josh asked.
Ashley laughed again. He found himself laughing all the time with Josh.
Sometimes just at how quirky he could be. It was a great feeling.
"No, I ordered room service." Ashley said as he got up giving Josh a great
view of his beautiful behind. He quickly threw on his pajama pants from the
night before.
"When?" Josh asked quizzically.
"I called it in last night." Ashley said as he walked into the next room to
answer the door.
'Hmm must have been before everything that happened.' Josh thought to
himself.
That got Josh thinking about everything that did happen last night. He was
unsure about it all. It felt great and was one of the most amazing sexual
experiences he had every encountered but he was nervous. He knew Ashley was
on the rebound and didn't want to get himself into a situation where he
turned this into something it wasn't. Something he'd love for it to be but
was pretty far-fetched.
Ashley came back in the room carrying a large tray with a large lid over the
top. He put it down on the bed and lifted the lid off and put it on the
floor. The tray had a wide array of breakfast foods on it including eggs,
bacon, toast, sausage, pancakes and waffles along with juices and coffee.
"I didn't know what you liked so I got a little bit of everything." Ashley
said sheepishly.
"Sounds great. I like everything breakfast related." Josh said
"Good. Let's eat." Ashley said handing him a fork.
"Ever been in the newspaper before?" Ashley asked randomly.
"Huh? Not since high school for sports. Why?" Josh asked.
Ashley responded by throwing the morning paper that was delivered on the
front door down onto the bed. Josh picked it up and studied it. In the top
corner of the front page there was a small blurb about Ashley being at the
game last night and a picture of Dan, Ashley and Josh celebrating after a
goal. There was also a larger article about it in the gossip section in the
latter part of the paper.
Josh laughed. "I guess I'm famous." He said with a smile.
Both men laughed and grabbed a plate off the tray and dug in. About halfway
through the breakfast Josh decided that he needed to talk to Ashley. He
didn't want to break the happy times but it was a necessary conversation
that needed to be had.
"Ash can we talk about last night?" Josh asked.
"Sure, let's talk." Ashley said somewhat reserved.
"Well, like I said last night I'd understand if you'd like to just forget it
ever happened. You don't seem like you're going to but still I just wanna
make sure you know that. I'm sure this week will be great but who knows
what's going to happen after you leave and..." Josh said but his voice
failed him. He was unsure about how to approach this. He couldn't seem to
put the thoughts together in his head. It sounded a lot better in his mind
before it came out of his mouth.
"Can I jump in?" Ashley asked.
Josh laughed. "Please do." He said relieved.
"I don't want to ever forget any of this happened. I want to have the best
week I possibly can with you and as for after this week is over let's cross
that bridge when we get to it. I just want to enjoy being with you as much
as I can." Ashley said.
"I know but you're on the rebound right now. I don't want to end up being
one of those guys you have in every town." Josh said.
"Josh I'm not like that. I promise you. No one has ever made me feel the way
you did last night. You're the only thing that feels right in my life right
now. I promise you we'll make it work." Ashley said.
"That makes me feel much better. But what about your career and the press?"
Josh asked making sure he covered everything that he felt was necessary.
"Well my career is finally taking off again so unfortunately this will have
to be a secret. I mean we could always tell close friends like the O-town
guys but I'd rather be on the careful side. I could understand how you'd be
frustrated with that though." Ashley said seeming upset at the thought.
"As frustrating as that is, I understand completely. As much as I'd like to
tell everyone in the world, I will respect your privacy." Josh said.
"Good now let's stop talking about this. It's depressing me." Ashley said
with a smile.
"Ok so what are these big plans you have for us today?" Josh asked.
"Oh you'll see." Ashley said.
A hundred thoughts went through Josh's head wondering what he had in mind.
He soon found out and was shocked to say the least what he had planned.
Josh and Ashley found themselves sitting in the waiting room of a hair salon
surrounded by women. Ashley was in his hat and sunglasses routine trying not
to be noticed. Josh was looking at him with a very questioning look.
"A hair salon?" Josh asked.
"Yeah you mentioned something last night about how your hair was getting too
long. I needed to get mine cut anyway." Ashley said.
"Don't you have people that get paid to do that for you?" Josh asked.
Ashley laughed. "When I'm on tour I do. They're just stylists for the most
part. I still have to go and get my own haircut." Ashley said.
"Oh, ok. How short are you gonna go?" Josh asked interested.
"Well let me ask you. You said you've been a fan for a while. Which did you
like better? The short or the long hair." Ashley asked.
"Well, to be honest with you I liked it shorter but when it had some length
to it. Your hair was so short when you tried out for Making The Band and it
made you look so young." Josh said.
"Wow you are a fan huh? I miss those Making The Band days. Everything was
much easier." Ashley said reminiscing and giving off yet another feeling of
the tortured soul. Josh picked up on it right away.
"Alright then. I'm gonna get it cut back to that length you liked then."
Ashley said matter of factly.
"Wait wait. You don't have to change just because I said so. I don't want to
piss off any publicists or your agent or anything." Josh said.
"One thing I learned from O-Town is never let them control your life.
Besides I felt better about myself back then and I'd like to do everything I
can to get back to that Ashley. This is a good start." Ashley said.
"Man when you make up your mind on something there's no going back huh?"
Josh said with a laugh.
"You got it. What about your hair? Are you gonna get it cut?" Ashley asked.
"I'd love to just shave it but I don't think Im ready for that." Josh said.
Ashley thought about it for a second and then leaned over near Josh's ear so
only he could hear.
'I think you'd look sexy with a shaved head. We'll have to save that for
another time.' He whispered softly.
It sent chills up Josh's spine. It made him happy that Ashley showed him
emotion as well. The more he opened up the better he was going to feel about
himself.
"OK then! Gonna have to make a mental note of that one. I'm gonna get mine
short too. Long hair is out!" He said excitingly.
Both men were seated somewhat near each other and their respective
hairdressers went to work. Both of course tried to flirt with their gorgeous
clients but to no avail. If they only knew.
Ashley had a bit of an encounter with the "Hey you look familiar" routine
but it was quickly averted by him playing dumb. I guess that came with years
of practice. Josh wasn't sure he could handle that sort of invasion of
privacy all the time.
The haircuts were done and both men were walking out of there looking like
new men. Ashley's cut was very similar to that of the old Ashley. It was
very light blond and had length to it but not enough to be considered long.
It was enough to style and stick up or push down/off to the side if you
like.
Josh's jet black hair was cut a bit shorter. It had enough length that you
could style it but short enough to look very clean and professional if
necessary. It was a bit longer in front where it came straight out a bit or
up if that's what you liked.
Josh was a bit unsure of it but Ashley assured him that it was very sexy.
Both men were on their way, Ashley of course covering the bill, much to
Josh's dismay.
The two men walked through the streets of New York, both realizing that it
had cooled down a bit since their adventure last night on the balcony. Both
of them seemed chilly, obviously misjudging the weather and how it can drop
drastically when it was nearing winter in this area.
"I'm buying you something today whether you like it or not. I know exactly
what we could use too." Josh said.
"Josh you don't have to this is supposed to be my treat." Ashley said
pleading with him as Josh headed into a Hollister store with Ashley in tow.
Josh walked around looking for the section he wanted. He found it out of the
corner of his eye and made a B-line over to it. He stopped when he got to
the outerwear section.
"Here try this on." Josh said as he handed Ashley a jacket.
"You know that I don't want you to pay for this." Ashley said.
"Just try it on." Josh said laughing.
The jacket was a dark tan corduroy with lighter fake fur around the neck.
Very comfortable yet very stylish.
"It looks great on you." Josh said.
Ashley just gave him a sad look and puppy dog eyes.
"Look I know you can buy me jackets a million times over. But you'll always
remember the time I bought you a jacket." Josh said as he gave him a wink,
somewhat frustrated that he couldn't just give him a kiss and show him
affection in public.
Ashley gave a small smile. "I love it. Thank you." He said.
"There we go. Now I wanna find a jacket too. What do you suggest?" Josh
asked.
Ashley looked around for a minute and then grabbed one off a hanger and
handed it to Josh.
It was one of Hollister's brand new lines of Solimar Utility jacket and it
was a faded grayish color. Josh walked over to the mirror to check it out.
Ashley joined somewhat behind him and the two looked at the reflection. What
they saw was two hot guys with great bodies, new stylish jackets and nice
new haircuts to top it all off. They could have been one of the Hollister
models!
Josh made the purchase which was fairly expensive but Ashley didn't say a
word this time, not wanting to annoy Josh anymore. They walked out of the
store and put the jackets on right away removing the tags in the meantime.
They both walked on enjoying each other's companies.
"These jackets are great." Ashley said smiling.
"Just something to say thanks. And if you can't handle that then consider it
an early birthday present." Josh said
"My birthday is in August though it already passed." Ashley said with a
smile.
"I know that. August 1st." He said sheepishly.
"I'm beginning to think that you're a stalker." Ashley said with a laugh.
"Nah, just a big fan." Josh said a bit embarrassed. "So what do we have
planned for the rest of the day?"
"Wanna go ice skating?" Ashley suggested.
"Uh, sure." Josh said unsure if he had mentioned his ice hockey background
to Ashley before.
The two men hailed a cab and headed over to Lexington Ave. where the Ice
Studio was, one of the only ice rinks in the city that is not located in one
of the outer boroughs. Ashley went up and got them both a pair of rental
skates. Josh was playing dumb until they got on the ice not sure how good
Ashley was at skating. Judging by the way he was struggling tightening up
his skates Josh ventured a guess at not that much.
The two men finally got onto the ice and Josh's thoughts were confirmed.
Josh sort of just stood there watching Ashley struggle.
"What?" He asked hanging onto the boards.
"Don't skate much huh beach boy?" Josh asked with a smile.
"Sorry there's not a lot of ice in California. Why are you really good or
something?" Ashley asked.
Josh hesitated for a second and then took off. He exploded off of his skates
and accelerated through the corners and eventually opening up in the
straightaway of the sides of the rink. He crossed his skates over one and
another as he went into the corner and eventually came all the way around
back to Ashley. He stopped in a full hockey stop motion sending ice flying
up in the air.
"What the hell was that?" Ashley asked astonished.
"I played ice hockey my whole life. I skate all the time." Josh said
smiling.
"Showoff." Ashley said as he scampered his way over to Josh trying to keep
his balance.
"Do you want me to teach you?" Josh asked.
"Please do. This is much harder than it looks." Ashley said.
"That's what everyone says." Josh started. "It's all about balance. You have
to feel comfortable on your skates even if that means you have to fall in
order to gain that comfort." Josh said.
He proceeded to do his best to teach Ashley to skate to the best of his
ability. He was used to this as he used to teach little kids when he was in
high school at the local rink. That comfort level that Josh talked about was
a very thing to achieve as Ashley was showing but he was making noticeable
improvements. That doesn't mean that he didn't meet the ice numerous times
face to face. By the end of the session Ashley was skating on his own,
although a bit gingerly and awkwardly, but on his own nonetheless. He also
looked like he was having a great time, which was the most important thing.
As the session ended, signaled by the zamboni getting ready to come onto the
ice and loud speaker announcing that they had to leave the ice, Ashley and
Josh made their way over to a bench to take their skates off.
"That was fun." Ashley said wincing as he sat down.
"Yeah you're gonna be sore later." Josh said.
"It was a good time though." Ashley said.
"Good. I'm having a blast today." Josh said.
"Well, one more big thing planned then we should go get dinner." Ashley
said.
"Ok what is it?" Josh asked.
"Can't tell you it's a surprise." Ashley said.
"I knew that was coming." Josh said.
Both men laughed. They both took their skates off and handed them back to
the people at the skate rental desk. They put their shoes back on, walked
out of the ice rink and hailed another cab, this time Ashley leading the
direction.
TO BE CONTINUED...
<<<<< Small cliffhanger there but no worries that will be clear up shortly
in the next chapter. I'm really enjoying writing this story and I hope
you're all enjoying reading it as well. I'm trying to get these two to know
each other and really spend time together. I don't want to rush anything.
Stay tuned though because those chapters will eventually get here and
they're gonna be great, trust me!
Pytn18@hotmail.com for comments and suggestions...or just to talk!>>>>>
Keep dreaming...
---ND---